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On 2/3/2022 at 10:24 AM, H.K.Luterman said:

I really love how aponogeton leaves look. I bought a bulb from Petco once, but it never sprouted. I should try again.

You should! come join the Fuzzy Adventure! 

On 2/3/2022 at 9:08 AM, Guppysnail said:

Most of my fuzz is gone but there is some this is aponogeton ulvaceaus unsprouted sprouted and full monstrosity 82AAA82B-86A3-4BD2-B453-FD706A8E8284.jpeg.ee88c1e0901c5c852dfd5a4f221e5efc.jpeg327E7E38-6EEB-42B0-8DE3-542359BDE9BD.jpeg.32c6c93d923e186b662ba6aaa6cf02f4.jpeg73D17F8E-5435-46EA-BF4C-4B78B3597292.jpeg.9039b11d4bd38863e99bcecd82d093e2.jpeg89D1F58B-117E-4C1F-ACB5-FC1D1F344E9D.jpeg.67dd27c0b37c445d1683cd30d5d9e924.jpeg442886CD-A79B-43D0-8627-2F2ED6CEECA6.jpeg.18deedd8089a80212f67137b33fff0d8.jpeg

this is aponogeton longiplumulosus (sp?) unsprouted then long thin leaves( free banana plant behind)13DB51FA-B044-4689-A511-E8D8F1E11D83.jpeg.61dbc8f7c399ced582e0576a1727a6b7.jpegA430B880-6598-4E94-A1C1-4DBCFF26B7EB.jpeg.94a102059eb92c61f3256a08a3503ff5.jpeg5BD18D4C-21F6-4413-B5B1-F1B42B46F6A0.jpeg.a7f8bdb5e74ea74f09e9d8a25f816833.jpeg

These are amazing!! Thank you so much for the images! Now I'm really excited to see these bad boys grow up! 

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On 2/3/2022 at 5:38 AM, Guppysnail said:

There was a thread on here at one point about using lemon bacopa to make tea.  I rinsed a leaf of mine well….it tastes like lemon 😁

I saw Torrey use the acronym AFLO in a different thread - and my family would find this very apt if I started buying up more plants just to try and grow and eat them 🤣

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On 2/3/2022 at 2:45 PM, KittenFishMom said:

I don't grow them to eat. I grow them so they eat nitrogen.

I grow turnip sprouts, raddish sprouts, bacopa, broccoli and kale to consume nitrates as well as for me to eat😁

Dual purpose... the rose that finally rooted *and* is leafing up might contribute to my rose hip tea.

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February 6th, 2022

A wise man once said "A cold Swampy makes for a very bored Swampy." (Swampy is the shorthand for my user- and it's my nickname, so there's your Swampy Fun Fact for the day)

and well- after a week of this stupid snow, and a possible second on the horizon- I've become bored.

There's only so many times one can arrange the island on Animal Crossing before wanting to hit one of the villagers over the head with the net, or start locking them into fences. 
There's only so many farms I can built in Minecraft while I look at my dirt houses in disdain, and wonder why I got the agricultural / animal husbandry side of Minecraft, but not the Redstone or building mechanics. 
There's only so many times I can sit there and hunt shiny's in Pokémon before I get frustrated because I don't have patience.

Like I said- A wise man. A bored Swampy.

So- I put down the electronics, and spent about 10 minutes redecorating my room. 
And yes, it really only does take about 10 minutes, because while my room is the second largest bedroom in the house, it feels like a college dorm. 

But- I did achieve the dopamine, and I moved my dresser!

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The top of it used to be cluttered and dusty- and the dresser used to block the plugs on the wall, but now with it moved I think I'll put a new tank on there! 
I have a bookshelf near my bed, that was where I had the QT tank- but it's sturdy enough to hold the 6.5g tank. 
So I think I'll move the 6.5g over to the bookshelf, and the new tank will go on top of my dresser. 
 

I also thought my dreams would be dashed of getting some Endlers- and that I would have to get some guppies instead (Which, I still might- they are very cute) But I found some sites that are selling them! 

I am so happy to still have the ability to get Endlers! Online is my only option, as the LFS doesn't sell them, and driving 4 hours for a co-op swap to find possible Endlers isn't feasible either. 
I tried making a post to my cities facebook group about any local fish nerds, but no one commented. 
That was on the 23rd of December- when I first got Ponyo.

Anyhow- I'm not sure what I'll do with the new tank- or how big it'll be as I still have to measure the top of the dresser!
but my hope is a 10g or 15g- but we'll see what I can do.

 

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fixed some spelling errors
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2/10/22

I've gotten tired of trying to spell the months 🤣 
so we'll catalogue this way. 

I finally figured out the size of the dresser top, and it's a lot bigger than I guessed from edge to edge!
The width is 30 inches, and the length is 16.8 inches.

I'm looking at this cheat sheet about "What dimensions are for tanks" and now I'm sitting here wondering what I can get. 
I'm bad at visualizing in my head about sizes and stuff. 
I blame math 🤣 it was never my best subject. 

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But here's the cheat sheet, and what can pretty much go to the limit. Obviously my picture isn't including the wacky shaped ones like the hexagons, cubes, or cylinders- because those are listed in the kit section and well- it's to long to screencap.
but if I were to go with another kit (Which, my parents will probably want to do- but I won't) I will most likely forgo any hexagon or cylinders. Since I noticed Ponyo seemed to be stressed in both environments. 
Granted, the Cylinder was the QT tank, and he was already sick (and for some reason it had started melting- no I still don't know how that happened, and it infuriates me)
I still plan on using the Hexagon I currently have, but I think I'll keep it to some snails and shrimp. 
(Yes- I've gotten over my fear of them being a "hard" animal to keep. I've been doing my research.)

  The Cylinder is not going to be in use for any animals, since it has melting plastic- so right now it's my experiment tank for plants and the old gravel. 

Because... Well- I like science, and I don't like to waste things. 

 

What size tank do you think I should get? Size is the limit here, (Again 30in x 16.8in) 

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I have a hard time with numbers too. Reading "9 inches" means nothing to me, so I keep a tape measure beside me so I can pull it out and actually see what 9 inches is. Before buying any aquarium I look up the dimensions and just measure, measure, measure until I'm absolutely certain the space I have is right. X3

I feel like the hardest part of keeping shrimp is waiting long enough for the tank to be seasoned enough. But they're so much fun to keep!

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On 2/10/2022 at 10:56 AM, H.K.Luterman said:

I have a hard time with numbers too. Reading "9 inches" means nothing to me, so I keep a tape measure beside me so I can pull it out and actually see what 9 inches is. Before buying any aquarium I look up the dimensions and just measure, measure, measure until I'm absolutely certain the space I have is right. X3

I feel like the hardest part of keeping shrimp is waiting long enough for the tank to be seasoned enough. But they're so much fun to keep!

I had to pull out my post it notes and some paper to measure the space because I couldn't find my tape measure- just my regular ruler I use for art. Even then, it's always the the "3D" portion of it that gets me. 
I might need to raid my dollar tree for those bendy pipe cleaner things kids play with and just make one big structure to visualize the space 🤣

We get very DIY here with our Swampy Shenanigans. 

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2/15/2022

you know it's going to be an interesting day when you wake up from a nap, and sit down with your nukeable enchiladas when you look over and see a NEW FRIEND in the tank! 

This is a surprise to everyone, I assure you- because I don't remember this little guy being here at 4am... though, I was still pretty tired- so I wasn't paying to much attention.

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He's so TINY! This was the best picture I could get with my phone pressed up to the tank and zoomed in. 
Also- Upon finding him ad now writing this post, he has moved to a spot that I can't see in this tank. 
My search continues for the tiny explorer. 

I am requesting your assistance @Guppysnail for your snail identification and knowledge! Please advice me, oh wise one. 

In other fun news! One of the betta bulbs is growing sprouts! PXL_20220214_103903481.jpg.3c2fa78b5005e50ac2ea6d6f1553a5db.jpg

I took this picture two days ago- and the sprouts are even larger now! 
So far this is the only one to have made any progress with growth, but it's still exciting nonetheless! 

Today is a surprising day here in the Swampy Household. Now I just have to figure out how it got in there.

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We have some better pictures of the snails, friends! PXL_20220215_173711511.jpg.6e5e277b5ab08e058e00f6fdc44b73a8.jpgPXL_20220215_173646935.jpg.60711a697287db0b4ceb363180aea9ee.jpg

I think the funniest thing is, is that he's so small! and he blends in with the black lava rock so well, that it wouldn't surprise me if he ended up from my plants from the fish store or something, and I never noticed it until now! 

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On 2/15/2022 at 10:44 AM, Swampbones said:

We have some better pictures of the snails, friends! PXL_20220215_173711511.jpg.6e5e277b5ab08e058e00f6fdc44b73a8.jpgPXL_20220215_173646935.jpg.60711a697287db0b4ceb363180aea9ee.jpg

I think the funniest thing is, is that he's so small! and he blends in with the black lava rock so well, that it wouldn't surprise me if he ended up from my plants from the fish store or something, and I never noticed it until now! 

He's sooooo CUTE!

The foot says bladder snail to me, but the shell looks like miniature pond snail.

If it's anything like my (not yet latin name identified) pond snails, you will be able to identify each individual by the spots.

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On 2/15/2022 at 2:57 PM, Torrey said:

He's sooooo CUTE!

The foot says bladder snail to me, but the shell looks like miniature pond snail.

If it's anything like my (not yet latin name identified) pond snails, you will be able to identify each individual by the spots.

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oh how adorable! 😍 I have been taking as many pictures as I can, whenever I find the little dude.

It's so far been the best game of "Where's Waldo" ever. 

I think this shows him off much better. I found him underneath the bottom of the heat cap, and I had to flip my phone upside down to get the picture.

So the picture is rotated for him to look "right side up" PXL_20220215_184950530.jpg.dc0164d03607fec66bec77cb370c02fb.jpg

I made it my profile picture on discord 🥰

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Yellow spots on shell. Point goes left cute thin antenna...bladder snail cutie 🙂. Look down on the back of the shell with the point to your feet. Bladder snails point left. Pond points right. They are Mother Nature’s perfect gardeners and clean up crew. Congratulations on your new friend. 

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On 2/15/2022 at 3:33 PM, Guppysnail said:

Yellow spots on shell. Point goes left cute thin antenna...bladder snail cutie 🙂. Look down on the back of the shell with the point to your feet. Bladder snails point left. Pond points right. They are Mother Nature’s perfect gardeners and clean up crew. Congratulations on your new friend. 

The antenna and pointiness of the shell, not to mention the spots, tells me that at the very least, a different species of bladder snail than I have. 

I've been trying to locate a resource to be able to identify various "pond" snails vs "bladder" snails. It's starting to feel like the difference between a wildflower, a domesticated flower, and "weeds": an arbitrary identification solely determined by whether someone has determined a financial benefit to be extracted or not.

I've been researching the "pond" snails in spouse's tank, and while no one has been able to identify the latin name, I now have requests for offspring 😁

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@Swampbones I showed your pond snail to a few folx.

No latin ID, but I did get several "looks awesome" responses. If you document what kind of damage they do to algae, you might have the next highly sought after aquarium snail!

Everyone agrees, gorgeous shell!

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My sis (forestry degree from NCSU) is in love with the "stained glass pattern of the shell".

It will be interesting to see how many you have, and how big they get.

I wonder if @Biotope Biologist knows the latin name for your snail (above) or my snail (below)

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